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  • ngl
    ngl
    abbreviation
    not gonna lie (used especially in internet communications when making an admission or confession).
  • NGL
    NGL
    abbreviation

ngl

1 American  
Or NGL

abbreviation

  1. Informal. not gonna lie (used especially in internet communications when making an admission or confession).


NGL 2 American  

abbreviation

  • NGLs
    plural
  1. natural gas liquid.

  2. ngl.


NGL British  

abbreviation

  1. natural gas liquids: liquid hydrocarbons derived from natural gas

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Because, ngl, sometimes slang – and internet slang especially – can be confusing.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2014

“The acquisition expands our scale in the Permian Midland Basin, advances our integrated wellhead-to-water strategy and strengthens connectivity across our natural gas and NGL value chain,” said Chief Executive Pierce Norton II.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Private consortium sponsors include energy conglomerates Chevron and ExxonMobile, oil services provider NGL Energy Partners and infrastructure firm Tallgrass Energy, a developer of hydrogen ventures in New Mexico.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

"We need NGL takeaway right now," Executive Vice President Christian Nelly told analysts and investors on an earnings call.

From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2023

To help remedy the problem, he’s merging his own New York-based digital media company, NGL Collective, with GoDigital Media Group’s mitú, an LA-based digital media company that creates stories and videos targeting Latino audiences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2022

NGL, the app’s website explains, “stands for not gonna lie.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022

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